Wrinser drain board and conveyer



Dec. 21 1926. 1,611,207

R. 1 LEE WRINGER DRAIN BOARD AND CONVEYER original Filed March 51, 1923 lil vso

Patented Der.. 2l, i926.

RALPH L. LEE, F DAYTON, OHIO, ASSE -HSR TO DEICCO-LGHT COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHG, A COBFR-TIGN OF BELAW'EE.

VRINGER Original application filed March 31, 1923, Serial No. $29,202. Divided and this application filed April Q se, ieee.

The present invention relates to clothes wringers ot Ithe type having` a conveyer for the clothes to be wrong and a drain board.

The present invention is a division of my copending application, Serial No. 629,202, tiled iliarch 31, 1923.

One 'ot the objects ot the invention is to eliminate the Ydropping of water from the wringer upon the Hoor by `directing the water issuing from the wringer upon a drain board whence it is conveyed generally to the receptacle from which the clothes were talren.

.another object is to provide Jfor the iacile removal of the drain board vtrom the wringer.

Further objects are to providean endless belt conveyer for conveying clothes between the wringer rolls which can be moved into vditerent operating positions, and which can be removed without disaesembling the wringer; and to provide a conveyor belt which tends to remain in correct alignment with the wringerrolls and one which can be readily uncoupled to provide for removal thereof.

Further objects and advantages ot the present invention will be apparent from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, wherein a preferred Jforni of embodiment of the present invention is clearly shown.

In the drawings: y

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the wringer unit, the section being taken on line 1-1 oi Fie". 2.

F ig. 2 isY a. sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. i r' .Fra-mes 50 and 51V may be Considered halt-Y shell portions, and each is provided with downwardly extending side walls 58 which form with the tops orp the frames 50 and 51 a channel 53s. Frames 50 and 51 are provided with inwardly extending ribs 54 which term guides for the roller shaft bearings and 56,

rentirely ont ci' the trame Serial No. 73.0,-

Pressure or wringer rolls 68 and G9 are car ied by shafts 70 and 71, respectively.

Sl 'Qt 70 bears downwardly upon the lower bea Ang 55 while the upper bearing 56 bears Drain board.

The lower end ot the wringer 23 carries a pivotally mounted drain board 58, mounted between rails or side trames 59 and 60. Each rail carries a trunnion screw 61 rotatably and loosely journaled in larger holes y61a provided in the branch portions oi the wringer trame.A Both trunnion screws G1 are removable endwise through the ends of the trame. To remove the drain board, the right-hand screw 61 (Fig. 1) is removed. Because et the looseness ot iit between the screw 61 and hole 61a', the board 58 can be tilted until its right hand side clears the wringer trame. Then the board can be removed by sidewise movement without disassembling the wringer.

Drain board 58 is provided with a locking device for maintaining the board in either ot its operatinf'w positions. rhis locking device comprises a sliding pin 63 carried by the trame (see Fig. 3). 1'in 63 has a notch 64ttormed by flattening oil' a side of pin A pin 65 inserted from the side ot t ie ironie 50 is received by the notch G4 and is adapted to cooperate with the ends of the notch to prevent the locking pin 63 i'roin being pulled Pin 63 cooperates with holes 66 and 6'? in the side rail 60 so as to lock the drain board in either of its tilted positions.

The wringer unit is provided with devices tending to direct water dropping from the wringing apparatus toward the drain board so as to prevent splattering the licor. To

Vaccomplish this the wringer is provided with i werd the drain board 58.

writer receiving ledgersy 11.3 extendingl nndrr the ends of the lower roll G8 and over the drain board rails 59 find (50. Each ledge provided with a drip flange 114 located above the drain board 58, the drain board 58 being cut away slightly as at 116 to provide elearnnee for said flange 114. feter tending to follow the shafts 70 :md 71 drips ott onto the ledges 113 and is directed b v Hannes 1141 to- Tlie tlzinges 114 tend to divert Water issuing endwise troni the rolls toward the drain board. The drain board 58 is provided with drip strips 58a tending to prevent water running back under the drain board toward the wring'er frame and dripping upon the floor.

The drain board 58 provides a movable support for the movable wrinrrer eonveyer now to be described` A t opposite end edge; of the board 58 rails 59 end 60 carry rollers 95 and 90 located pnnllel to the pressure rolls 68 and G9.y and adapted to support n conveyer belt 97 interposed between the wringer rolls 68 and 69 und therefore moved by the rotation of there rolls. Rollers 95 and 96 are tapered so es to be larger in diameter at the center than et the end in order that, during the movement ot the belt, the belt will remain in alignment vfitli the wringer rolls.

A series of spaced loops 101 nre sewed to the one end of the conveyor belt 97 while spaced loops 102 are sewed to the other end of the conveyer belt. Loops 101 :ire adapted 35 to lit within the spaces between the loops 102 while the loops 102 are adapted to fit within the spaces between the loops 101. A strive 103 isy inserted into the loops 101 and 102 to thereby lace the belt. The construction ot the conveyor belt 9T and the means for connectingf the ends thereof to provide an endless conveyer is clearly shown and described in my copending application, Serinl No. 710105 .tiled April 90, 1924.

For the present invention it is sufficient to say thnt the steve 103 can be removed to disconnect the ends ol' theA belt 97 whereby it can be removed from the drninboard.

lVliile the form of embodiment of the prefw ent invention as herein discloied, constitutes n` preferred form.` it to be understood that other forms might be adopted. all coming within the scope of the clziim which follows.

W'hzit I claim is es follows:

In e wringer, the combination with wringer rolls end e support-ing;` treme; ont n drain board movnblv mounted upon the freine I(ind including a tint part and side members extending above the flat part; an endless belt conveyor passing betwen the rolls; and rollers mounted adjacent opposite ends of the drain board tor supporting: the belt` snid rolls having flanges each adjacent nn end ot the roll and including the belt between them, the flung/es extending partly below the npper edges oLt the side members.

In testimony whereof I hereto nliiX my signature.

RALPH L. LEE. 

